From the Antioch University Chancellor Regarding the
AAUP Executive Summary and
The NCA Commission Report

Antioch University was contacted by AAUP in late fall 2008, that they would be conducting an investigation of the actions the University took with regards to the suspension of operations of Antioch College. In May 2009, the University received a preliminary report from the investigating team to which the University responded.

Simultaneously with the AAUP investigation, NCA/HLC, the University accrediting body, conducted a focused site visit in July 2009 to examine the financial status of the university after the suspension of operations of the College and to answer the question, “Who is Antioch University without Antioch College?”

In the final report from the NCA/HLC it stated “…the team believes that AU has managed itself effectively during this crisis and had positioned itself well for the foreseeable future. Indeed, given the poor past financial performance of Antioch College and the position taken by various AC alumni groups, it is hard to imagine what other paths were open to AU.”

The NCA/HLC report continues “…with the sale of AC to the ACCC, AU has positioned itself as a financially viable entity-the campus sites are now able to provide for their future rather than trying to rescue AC-and has begun to address university wide governance, planning, and faculty questions.”

I encourage you to read our fact-based response to the AAUP and judge for yourself.

"..the position of Antioch University that the report of the AAUP investigative committee (the “Report”) is biased and flawed and should be rejected. The Report is an inaccurate and incomplete narrative of the factual circumstances surrounding the decision to declare financial exigency at Antioch College; it is seemingly based entirely upon the statements of disaffected college faculty members and, apparently, a couple of former Antioch University board members whose allegiance to the college faculty generally and the AAUP specifically is well known."

Read the full response

The facts, as disputed in the response, are supported by independent NCA/NLC reports. The NCA/HLC is the accrediting body of Antioch University.

From the 2009 Report

"In conclusion, the team believes that AU has managed itself effectively during this crisis and has positioned itself well for the foreseeable future.  Indeed, given the poor past financial performance of Antioch College and the position taken by various AC alumni groups, it is hard to imagine what other paths were open to AU."

From the 2006 Report

“the reduction of dollars expected from the non-residential campuses to Antioch College is a right and sound decision but the ability of the College to remain financially sound without those dollars demands watching….Antioch College has benefited from numerous grants but the ability to sustain its programs and balance its budget by revenue from enrollment and the annual fund continues to demand careful attention….Deteriorating facilities and deferred maintenance continue, calling into question the ability of the College to attract and retain students in sufficient numbers.”

From the 2002 Report

“…the financial support by the non-residential campuses [for Antioch College] produces a strain on their operation, growth, and development. The non-residential campuses have the potential to prosper, but only if the enrollment and financial problems of the College are resolved. The College’s inability to meet enrollment goals jeopardizes the entire University.”